Expecting the death of celebrities "The DeathList" What is the prevalence in 2008?

To announce a list of celebrities who are likely to die in the year at the beginning of each year "The DeathList". So farJohn Paul IIYaKim Il Sung,Mother Teresa,Joe DiMaggio,Audrey Hepburn,Gretta Garbo,Frank Sinatra,Henri Cartier Bresson,William BurrowsWe have been dealing with the death of a wide variety of celebrities. What kind of famous people were expected to die in 2008?

Details are as below.The DeathList 2008

The history of "The DeathList"1987It can be traced back to, but since 1994 it has been a list of 50 people each year, of which only 25 of them can be won over the previous year. The past hit rate is as follows.

1994: 18% (9 people)
1995: 18% (9 people)
1996: 14% (7 people)
1997: 18% (9 people)
1998: 16% (8 people)
1999: 20% (10 people)
2000: 20% (10 people)
2001: 20% (10 people)
2002: 20% (10 people)
2003: 28% (14 people)
2004: 24% (12 people)
2005: 24% (12 people)
2006: 26% (13 people)
2007: 20% (10 people)

By the way, in 2008, at the moment the actorCharlton Heston(84 years of age), a writer known for the original of "2001 Space Trip"Arthur C. Clark(91), master of camp literatureAlexandr Sorgenitsyn(90), inventor of LSDAlbert Hoffman(102) and others died, and the hit rate was 28% of Thailand's highest ever.

Another thing on the list this year is an actressElizabeth Taylor(76 years old), actor'sKirk Douglas(93), the architectOscar Niemeyer(101), author'sJ · D · Salinger(89), musician'sCaptain Beef Heart(67) etc.